Example sentences of "that can be [vb pp] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the most fundamental characteristic of a system that can be said to be ‘ living ’ is its ability to self-replicate . |
| 2 | It is true , certainly , that feeling good for no particular reason , and the sensation of warmth , do not involve objects or contents that can be said to be determinate in a certain sense . |
| 3 | As the balloon expands , the distance between any two spots increases , but there is no spot that can be said to be the center of the expansion . |
| 4 | Both find that life , and of course the activity of philosophy , is untenable without some standards of absolute truth , the canon of ‘ reason ’ , which can generate knowledge that can be held to be true regardless of perspective or context . |
| 5 | According to the latter , only those theories that can be shown to be true or probably true are to be admitted into science . |
| 6 | Quite simply , the peaks and troughs can be evened out by forecasting the number that can be permitted to be away in each grade at any given week which is a simple mathematical exercise . |